{"id":1893087,"date":"2026-04-20T21:44:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T18:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1893087"},"modified":"2026-04-20T21:44:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T18:44:15","slug":"john-ternus-is-taking-over-from-tim-cook-as-apples-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1893087","title":{"rendered":"John Ternus is taking over from Tim Cook as Apple\u2019s CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><main id=\"content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"_10nsm9314 _10nsm931 _10nsm930 _10nsm932e\">\n<div class=\"_10nsm930 _10nsm9315\" data-concert=\"storystream_top_leaderboard_tablet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_10nsm9316 _10nsm931 _10nsm930 _10nsm932g\">\n<div class=\"_10nsm930 _10nsm9317\" data-concert=\"storystream_top_leaderboard_desktop\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<article class=\"_1ymtmqp3\">\n<div class=\"_7phqe51 _7phqe50\">\n<div class=\"_7phqe58\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--lede\">\n<div class=\"yfv1cc0\">\n<div class=\"duet--ledes--stream-lede _5geqtj0 sticky-nav-trigger\">\n<div class=\"_5geqtj1 _5geqtj2\"><span class=\"_5geqtj3\"><\/p>\n<ul class=\"_4hoisse\">\n<li class><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\" class=\"_4hoiss4 _1xwtict5\">Tech<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp tvl9dp6 tvl9dp1 tvl9dp0 _1xwtict5 _5geqtj4\">Updated <time datetime=\"2026-04-20T21:44:15+00:00\">Apr 20, 2026, 9:44 PM UTC<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"_5geqtj5\">\n<h1 class=\"_8enl991 _8enl990 _1xwtict9\">John Ternus is taking over from Tim Cook as Apple\u2019s CEO<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_5geqtj6\">\n<div class=\"_5geqtj7\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-byline _1xwticti _114qu8c0\"><span class><span>by<\/span> <!-- --> <span class=\"_114qu8c2 _114qu8cb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/richard-lawler\">Richard Lawler<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_5geqtj7 _5geqtj8\"><span class><\/p>\n<ul class=\"duet--article--share-buttons a8vjfv0\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"a8vjfvo\"><button aria-label=\"Copy link\" class=\"a8vjfv1\"><title>Link<\/title><\/button><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-label=\"Share article\" class=\"a8vjfv1\"><title>Share<\/title><\/button><\/li>\n<li><a aria-label=\"Open RSS feed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/rss\/stream\/915272\" class=\"a8vjfv1\"><title>RSS<\/title><\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<div><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-label=\"Gift this article\" class=\"a8vjfv1\"><title>Gift<\/title><\/button><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"_5geqtj9 _1ymtmqpr\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_10nsm938 _10nsm930 _10nsm932g\">\n<div class=\"_10nsm930 _10nsm939\" data-concert=\"article_sponsorship_desktop\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_10nsm938 _10nsm930 _10nsm932f\">\n<div class=\"_10nsm930 _10nsm93f _10nsm939\" data-concert=\"article_sponsorship_headline_above_mobile_and_tablet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_7phqe54\">\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-body _7phqe55\">\n<section class=\"_7phqe52 _7phqe50\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">The multitrillion-dollar home of the iPhone, Mac, and so many other tech gadgets is getting a new leader this fall, as Apple has announced that Tim Cook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/915213\/tim-cook-apple-ceo-stepping-down-john-ternus\">will be replaced as CEO on September 1st by current hardware boss John Ternus<\/a>. How will we look back on Cook\u2019s legacy, and what will Apple look like under the leadership of Ternus and new chief hardware officer Johny Srouji?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">We\u2019ll keep track of all of the latest updates right here, starting with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7iYXTPDKDTk\">a live recording of <em>The Vergecast<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement _1o279nj1 _1o279nj0 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1h0hdr20\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement _1o279nj1 _1o279nj0 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div class=\"_199bv1dd\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"_7phqe53\">\n<div class=\"duet--navigation--stream-highlights cuzw3b0 _1fid0w90 fqaeio0\">\n<div class=\"cuzw3b1 p6psth1\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"_1fid0w91\">Highlights<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"_1fid0w92\">\n<li class=\"_1fid0w93\"><a class=\"_1fid0w94\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/915272\/apple-john-ternus-tim-cook#dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTE1MjEz\">Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"updates-section\" class=\"_1n3sh6v0\">\n<ul>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTE1Mjc5\" class=\"xjq14b0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"p6psth0\">\n<div class=\"p6psth1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Emma Roth\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"p6psth4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/author_profile_images\/195810\/EMMA_ROTH.0.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp tvl9dp2 tvl9dp0 _1xwtict5 p6psth6\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-20T21:42:36+00:00\">Two hours ago<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6psth7\"><span><a class=\"p6psth8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/emma-roth\">Emma Roth<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"xjq14b2\"><a class=\"xjq14b3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/915279\/tim-cook-ceo-letter-apple-community\">Read Tim Cook\u2019s letter to the Apple world as he departs as CEO<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"xjq14b4\">\n<div class=\"_1ibjt4j0\">\n<div class=\"_1ibjt4j2 _1ibjt4j1 sticky-nav-trigger\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-image _1b9pgly0\">\n<div class=\"_1b9pgly1 _1b9pgly2\">\n<div class=\"_1ymtmqpn _1ymtmqpx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/23951499\/VRG_Illo_STK170_L_Normand_TimCook_Negative.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1ymtmqpm _1ymtmqpx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/23951499\/VRG_Illo_STK170_L_Normand_TimCook_Negative.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption qama0i0\"><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1xwtict2 qama0i5\">Image: Laura Normand \/ The Verge<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xjq14b7\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy3 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1 xjq14b5\">Apple CEO Tim Cook has written a letter to the community as he prepares to step down from his role in September. \u201cThis is not goodbye. But at this moment of transition, I wanted to take the opportunity to say thank you,\u201d Cook writes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy3 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1 xjq14b5\">As part of the shift, John Ternus, Apple\u2019s senior vice president of hardware engineering, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/915213\/tim-cook-apple-ceo-stepping-down-john-ternus\">will take over for Cook<\/a>, who will become executive chairman. Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/915240\/apple-johny-srouji-ternus-cook\">Johny Srouji is taking over for Ternus<\/a> and has now been appointed chief hardware officer.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"xjq14b6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/915279\/tim-cook-ceo-letter-apple-community\">Read Article &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card duet--content-cards--quick-post xjq14b0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"yy0d3l2\">\n<div class=\"yy0d3l7\">\n<div class=\"p6psth0\">\n<div class=\"p6psth1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"David Pierce\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"p6psth4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/author_profile_images\/195807\/DAVID_PIERCE.0.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp tvl9dp2 tvl9dp0 _1xwtict5 p6psth6\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-20T21:29:14+00:00\">Two hours ago<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6psth7\"><span><a class=\"p6psth8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/david-pierce\">David Pierce<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1t4tcr92 _1t4tcr90\">\n<div class=\"_1t4tcr94\">New Apple CEO calls for an emergency Vergecast.<\/div>\n<div class=\"wn1wvof wn1wvo0\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">We\u2019ll be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7iYXTPDKDTk\">live on YouTube<\/a> talkin\u2019 Ternus, well, any second now. Come hang out!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class>\n<div class=\"wn1wvo1\">\n<div class=\"_199bv1dd\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTE1MjQw\" class=\"xjq14b0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"p6psth0\">\n<div class=\"p6psth1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Emma Roth\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"p6psth4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/author_profile_images\/195810\/EMMA_ROTH.0.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp tvl9dp2 tvl9dp0 _1xwtict5 p6psth6\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-20T21:05:59+00:00\">Apr 20<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6psth7\"><span><a class=\"p6psth8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/emma-roth\">Emma Roth<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"xjq14b2\"><a class=\"xjq14b3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/915240\/apple-johny-srouji-ternus-cook\">Apple names Johny Srouji as chief hardware officer<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"xjq14b4\">\n<div class=\"_1ibjt4j0\">\n<div class=\"_1ibjt4j2 _1ibjt4j1 sticky-nav-trigger\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-image _1b9pgly0\">\n<div class=\"_1b9pgly1 _1b9pgly2\">\n<div class=\"_1ymtmqpn _1ymtmqpx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Apple-Johny-Srouji\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Apple-Johny-Srouji.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1ymtmqpm _1ymtmqpx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Apple-Johny-Srouji\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Apple-Johny-Srouji.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption qama0i0\"><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1xwtict2 qama0i5\">Image: Apple<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xjq14b7\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy3 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1 xjq14b5\">Apple has appointed Johny Srouji as its new chief hardware officer, \u201ceffective immediately,\u201d according to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2026\/04\/johny-srouji-named-apples-chief-hardware-officer\/\">announcement on Monday<\/a>. He is stepping into the shoes of current hardware engineering head John Ternus, who will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/915213\/tim-cook-apple-ceo-stepping-down-john-ternus\">replace Tim Cook as CEO in September<\/a>, while Cook becomes the chairman of the board.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy3 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1 xjq14b5\">Last December, Srouji <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/840054\/apple-hardware-vp-johny-srouji-reportedly-tells-staff-i-dont-plan-on-leaving-anytime-soon\">reassured his team<\/a> that he\u2019s not \u201cleaving anytime soon\u201d after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/839700\/apples-chip-chief-might-be-the-next-exec-to-leave\">a flurry of reports<\/a> suggested he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/798258\/apple-executive-reshuffling-eddy-cue-johnny-srouji\">\u201cevaluating\u201d his future with Apple<\/a>. However, other notable executives have left Apple over the past year as rumors swirled about Cook\u2019s successor, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/701576\/apple-coo-jeff-williams-retiring-sabih-khan\">Sabih Khan taking over<\/a> for Jeff Williams as chief operating officer and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/835466\/apple-ai-chief-john-giannandrea-steps-down-siri\">Amar Subramanya stepping in for John Giannandrea<\/a> as the head of Apple\u2019s AI push.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"xjq14b6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/915240\/apple-johny-srouji-ternus-cook\">Read Article &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTE1MjEz\" class=\"xjq14b0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"p6psth0\">\n<div class=\"p6psth1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jay Peters\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"p6psth4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/JAY_BLURPLE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp tvl9dp2 tvl9dp0 _1xwtict5 p6psth6\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-20T20:42:59+00:00\">Apr 20<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6psth7\"><span><a class=\"p6psth8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/jay-peters\">Jay Peters<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"xjq14b2\"><a class=\"xjq14b3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/915213\/tim-cook-apple-ceo-stepping-down-john-ternus\">Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"xjq14b4\">\n<div class=\"_1ibjt4j0\">\n<div class=\"_1ibjt4j2 _1ibjt4j1 sticky-nav-trigger\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-image _1b9pgly0\">\n<div class=\"_1b9pgly1 _1b9pgly2\">\n<div class=\"_1ymtmqpn _1ymtmqpx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"STK468_APPLE_ANTITRUST_CVIRGINIA_I\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/STK468_APPLE_ANTITRUST_CVIRGINIA_I.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1ymtmqpm _1ymtmqpx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"STK468_APPLE_ANTITRUST_CVIRGINIA_I\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/STK468_APPLE_ANTITRUST_CVIRGINIA_I.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption qama0i0\"><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1xwtict2 qama0i5\">Image: Cath Virginia \/ The Verge, Getty Images<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xjq14b7\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy3 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1 xjq14b5\">Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down and will be succeeded by John Ternus, currently Apple\u2019s senior vice president of hardware engineering. Ternus will take over as CEO and join Apple\u2019s board of directors on September 1st, 2026. Cook, who joined Apple in 1998 and took over as CEO from Steve Jobs in 2011, will become executive chairman of Apple\u2019s board.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy3 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1 xjq14b5\">Apple has also named Johny Srouji, previously Apple\u2019s SVP of hardware technologies, as the company\u2019s chief hardware officer, effective immediately. Srouji will \u201cassume an expanded role leading Hardware Engineering, which John Ternus most recently oversaw, as well as the hardware technologies organization,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2026\/04\/johny-srouji-named-apples-chief-hardware-officer\/\">Apple says<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"xjq14b6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/915213\/tim-cook-apple-ceo-stepping-down-john-ternus\">Read Article &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--layout--rail _1xql9yl0 _1xql9yl1\">\n<div class=\"_1xql9yl2 _1xql9yl4 _1xql9yl8\">\n<div class=\"_10nsm931u _10nsm930 _10nsm932g\">\n<div class=\"_10nsm930 _10nsm931v\" data-concert=\"medium_rectangle_variable\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1xql9yl2 _1xql9yl5 _1xql9yl8\">\n<div class=\"duet--layout--header-pattern _1ymtmqpg _1xql9yl7\">\n<div class=\"mq7s703\">\n<div class=\"duet--layout--page-header wh8b410\">\n<div class=\"wh8b41i wh8b41f\">\n<h2 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